Address: 5801 Wilshire Boulevard, Hollywood, US
Website: www.tarpits.org
Phone: 323 934 7243
These naturally occurring tar pits have been trapping animals, plants, and insects for 40,000 years, thus generating preserved fossils as far back as the Ice Age. The permanent outdoor exhibit, part of the Page Museum, shows excavations in progress. You might even see some actively bubbling tar!